Listen, I want to introduce the importance of yin and yang here.
Yin: I want people screwed over by chipping to make lots of noise. They will help push this industry to doing a better job with manufacturing. Who doesn’t want perfect playfields? Please continue to make noise.
Yang: I personally will continue to buy NIB. I’m in for a GNR LE and can’t wait. I will continue to buy NIB because I get excited about the newest toy like I’m a 10 year old kid again. Yes it would be nice if I can guarantee the highest resale value of my pin, but if I can’t that’s not the end of the world for me and I’ll still enjoy my game. Though I’d be annoyed too.
I’m betting most reasonable people hold both opinions at once.